Financial and operational clarity without giving up ownership.
📈 | KPI Development
Define, track, and operationalize the metrics that actually move your business forward.
💼 | Transaction Readiness
Package your business with the clarity and polish needed to close the right deal, on your terms.
💡| Scenario Planning
Plan smarter with dynamic models that reveal the financial impact of your biggest moves.
⚙️ | Systems That Scale
We automate the repeatable, so you can grow.
📊 | Fractional Finance Partner
Get senior-level strategy without hiring full-time.
Welcome to Financial Rider
Carter Gardner is the founder of Financial Rider, where he helps businesses install the financial systems, dashboards, and decision-making discipline typically reserved for PE-backed companies.
A finance leader with 6+ years of experience across healthcare, consulting, and private equity-backed growth environments, Carter has built FP&A and operational planning functions from the ground up—supporting nine figure revenue companies and executive teams through complex financial decisions.
Beyond the resume, Carter is a builder at heart with a talent for turning complexity into clarity. Whether streamlining reporting, building robust budgeting protocols, or translating operational chaos into actionable insight, he brings structure to ambiguity giving leaders the tools to operate with precision.
A lifelong musician, he named Financial Rider after the unsung backstage tool that makes the show run smoothly. He brings that same backstage precision and structure to every business he works with — helping operators lead with confidence.
Start building the financial systems your business deserves
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